CHELSEA — Angel Vaillancourt disputes claims that her five dogs disturb the neighborhood, since they wear electronic collars that give off an electrical shock when they bark.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Falmouth beats Foxcroft for 1st title
Ryan Conley’s two-run double in the second inning Saturday propelled Falmouth to its first Class B baseball state championship. The Yachtsmen beat Foxcroft Academy 2-0 at Mansfield Stadium behind the two-hit pitching of Thomas Fortier and a defense that helped extend a consecutive scoreless innings streak to 22 over three playoff games.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LACROSSE ROUNDUP: Storm claim 3rd straight title
PORTLAND — Mary Scott scored four goals as Scarborough claimed its third consecutive Class A girls lacrosse state championship by slipping past Brunswick for a 10-9 win at Fitzpatrick Stadium.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Finalists for award named
PORTLAND — The four finalists for the Miss Maine Softball Award, given to the state’s outstanding senior player, were announced Saturday.
War of 1812 very unpopular in Maine
John Diguo, a 20-year-old apprentice shipwright from Cape Elizabeth, was traveling on the brig Spitfire, on his way to New York City, when his life took a dreadful turn.
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Hayward lifts Old Town by Fryeburg
BREWER — Batter after batter trudged back to the Fryeburg dugout with the same bewildered look.
‘Women have broken the glass ceiling,’ Samuelson says
Growing up in Cape Elizabeth with three brothers, Joan Benoit Samuelson never felt slighted on the ski slopes or the tennis courts or the vacant lots where they played baseball.
Appalachian Trail hiker drowns in pond
BOWTOWN TOWNSHIP — A man who was through-hiking the Appalachian Trail drowned while swimming in Pierce Pond in Bowtown Township Friday night, the Maine Warden Service said Saturday. His name was not being released pending notification of his family.